panging

verb

present participle of pang
as in pricking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panging
  1. smarting
  2. stabbing
  3. stinging
  4. hurting
  5. wringing
  6. crushing
  7. overpowering
  8. overwhelming
Verb
  • The Irish, who have a Heisman candidate in quarterback CJ Carr, bring a 10-game winning streak into the season and still are smarting from being left out of the playoff.
    — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Other than dispirited Red Sox fans still smarting over the ’75 World Series, nobody really hated those Reds.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of smarting
Verb
  • Armstrong’s first symptoms, at age 11, were stabbing pains on her left side that repeatedly sent her to the school nurse.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Wardlaw stands accused of stepping into Jordan Harbst’s path on the Greenbelt, knocking Harbst off his scooter and stabbing him to death in the early morning hours of July 6, according to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stabbing
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  • Some baby hummingbirds disguise themselves as caterpillars with stinging hairs to avoid predators, while octopus, squid, and cuttlefish use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings and hide.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
  • How to prevent wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets Proactive maintenance can keep stinging insects from setting up home on your property.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stinging
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  • Trump’s threat to cut off foreign trade could endanger growth, further hurting his ratings.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Trucking and freight will face higher diesel prices hurting their margins, usually with a lag before those fuel surcharges catch up.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurting
Verb
  • The comedian has built her career by wringing laughs out of a compulsion to share her own worst thoughts about her body, life, and career through the lens of a glamorous cabaret diva.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats, neurotic from decades of defeat, are wringing their hands as usual, saying Jolly is too stiff on stage, too wonkish, not funny enough.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of wringing
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  • The process begins by crushing and grinding magnets before digestion and separation of base metals, including iron, manganese, aluminum, nickel, copper, and boron.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Rewriting the Instruction Hierarchy Right now, the system's internal developer guardrails sit at the absolute top of the logic pyramid, completely crushing user inputs.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of crushing
Verb
  • The aroma filled my nostrils, fighting the overpowering perfume of the flowers that lay in a vivid blanket of color around the gaping grave.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Law enforcement officers in direct physical contact with jail inmates are prohibited from carrying firearms because of the risk of an inmate overpowering an officer and gaining possession of the gun.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of overpowering
Verb
  • By the end, the clasp, which incorporates a personal poem, looms large in comparison, representing the virus overwhelming the community.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Adversaries may soon be able to fly drones in coordinated swarms using AI, effectively overwhelming any defenses.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of overwhelming
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“Panging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panging. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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